Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones are packed with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spices, and sweet chocolate chips! Plus, these homemade pumpkin scones are topped with a cinnamon vanilla glaze! One of my favorite easy fall recipes of all time!

It isn’t fall without at least one batch of easy pumpkin scones! Also, I’m a sucker for pumpkin and chocolate recipes, so obviously these scones had to be Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones.  

All hail the pumpkin!

But seriously, because this is the 4th pumpkin recipe I’ve shared with you this year (and I have no plans on slowing my roll on all things pumpkin).

If you’re someone who loathes all things pumpkin, or if you’re one of those who just “kind of” likes pumpkin (who are you?!?!), I’m going to apologize in advance for this fall season and the amount of pumpkin recipes you’re sure to be bombarded with.

HOWEVER.

If that’s you, I’m making it my mission this season to convert you to the wonders of pumpkin everything, beginning with these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones (and after these you should most definitely try out this Pumpkin Donut French Toast Casserole. Life changing.).

Pumpkin is my everything during fall, and after making an executive decision, it should be yours too.

Except soup.

Pumpkin soup is not my everything.

To be fair, I’ve never actually had pumpkin soup before, but considering I have this weird aversion to pureed soups, I’m fairly confident pumpkin soup is a hard no.

Anyone else with me on the pureed soup thing? I know they’re supposed to be pureed, but the texture reminds me of a smoothie. That leads to a whole other problem of the soup being hot and non-fruity and completely nothing like a smoothie, and I’m so thrown off I just can’t handle it.

In uncomfortable situations, I find avoidance is key (pureed soup situations definitely being one of them).

Usually, I’m so caught off guard that I say something awkward and inappropriate and then we all feel awkward and uncomfortable.

I’m like Lorelai Gilmore. “I have to go sit in a closet or something.“

Despite my apparently strong distaste for all thinks pureed (and my apparent inability to act like a fully fledged adult in real life situations), these moist pumpkin scones are a fall lover’s dream.

Now, I don’t necessarily want to be obnoxious and pat myself on the back, but, these are better (in my opinion) than Starbucks’ Pumpkin Scones. I love the fresh from the oven taste, and I also am partial to the texture of these chocolate chip pumpkin scones.

I’m a big homemade scone fan, because I prefer my scones to be a bit softer and sweeter than many traditional scone recipes. These are the best pumpkin scones, as they are a moist pumpkin scone recipe and a nicely spiced pumpkin scone recipe.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones Tips & Tricks:

• I made these scones by patting the dough out into a circle and slicing the circle pizza style; however, you could pat the dough into a square/rectangle and make smaller scone triangles. Instead of 8 scones, you could probably get 18 mini scones.
• I opted for mini chocolate chips here, but feel free to use large chocolate chips. Additionally, you can omit the chocolate chips altogether, instead having a homemade pumpkin scone!
• Drizzle the glaze however you see fit. I did a light drizzle, but feel free to get a little heavy handed if you’d like. I mean, if you doubled the glaze recipe, you could probably dunk these bad boys right into the glaze and cover them completely (which would be awesome).

I’m pretty sure this is what you should be eating for breakfast.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones are packed with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spices, and sweet chocolate chips! Plus, these homemade pumpkin scones are topped with a cinnamon vanilla glaze! One of my favorite easy fall recipes of all time!

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: breakfast, fall, pumpkin

Servings: 8 Scones

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

Scones

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp all spice
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/2 cup cold butter cut into cubes
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup heavy cream plus 2 Tbsp for brushing
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• splash of milk

Instructions

Scones

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg, and cloves together.
3. With a pastry cutter, mix in cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles coarse crumbles (butter pieces should now be about the size of peas).
4. Mix in pumpkin, egg, and heavy cream until combined.
5. Add in chocolate chips and mix.
6. Turn out onto a floured surface and form dough into a 9" circle. Cut into 8 triangles.
7. Brush the tops with heavy cream and bake for 15-16 minutes, or until golden brown.

Glaze

1. While the scones are baking, mix powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. If the glaze seems too thick, add in a splash of milk. If it seems to thin, add in a little more powdered sugar.
2. Pour over warm scones.
3. Enjoy!

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Here are some other pumpkin recipes:

Pumpkin Pie Fluff Dip

Cream Cheese Glazed Pumpkin Bundt Cake

Pumpkin Spice Latte 

Originally published in 2015; updated in 2018